Discussion of out of body experiences, lucid dreams and altered states of consciousness from modern and contemporary perspectives including but not limited to authors like William Buhlman, Kurt Leland, Jurgen Ziewe, Robert Monroe and Robert Peterson.

Discussion of philosophical, scientific and (para-)psychological theories of the OBE, lucid dreams and altered states of consciousness, including but not limited to topics on the relationship between mind and body (the "mind-body problem"), quantum physics, lucid dream research, verifiable perception, neurophysiology and (para-)psychology.

Discussion from the perspective of mystical and occult traditions, including theosophical and eastern disciplines, as well as authors associated with these traditions such as Robert Bruce, Ophiel, Oliver Fox, Sylvan Muldoon, Yram.

Discuss methods and techniques for inducing the out of body experience, lucid dream, or altered state of consciousness, including meditation, focused states of attention, energy work, imagination exercises, separation techniques, hypnagogic stages of sleep, hypnosis, affirmations, and manipulation of sleep cycles.

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